Ministerial committee
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A Ministerial Committee is a committee consisting of Ministers of government portfolio.
A Joint Ministerial Committee usually refers to committee consisting of ministers from different nations or international organisations.
Australia
The term is used in both federal and state governments of Australia.
Examples
- Commonwealth Government
- Ministerial Committee Inquiry into The Portrayal of Violence in the Electronic Media, May 1996 - July 1996 [1]
- Ministerial Committee to Oversight Implementation of Backing Australia's Ability (MCOIBAA) [2], later named "Science and Innovation Committee" but still referred to as a Ministerial committee [3]
- New South Wales
- Ministerial Committee of Inquiry into impotency treatment services [4]
- Northern Territory
- Ministerial Standing Committee on Crime Prevention [5]
- Western Australia
Joint Ministerial Committees
- Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC) [8]
- Australia-Japan Ministerial Committee (AJMC) [9]
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom Government has established a number of Ministerial Committees. As of July 2009 the committees and their chairpeople are as follows:[10]:
- NEC: National Economic Council - Gordon Brown (Deputy - Alistair Darling)
- NEC(BR): - Better Regulation - Alistair Darling
- CCC: Civil Contingencies Committee - Alan Johnson
- CN: Constitution - Jack Straw
- DA: Domestic Affairs - Jack Straw
- DA(BM): Borders and Migration - Alan Johnson
- DA(CE): Communities and Equalities - Alan Johnson
- DA(DM): Data Management - Alistair Darling
- DA(F): Food - Hilary Benn
- DA(FCY): Children, Young People and Families - Ed Balls
- DA(HW): Health and Wellbeing - Jack Straw
- DA(JC): Justice and Crime - Jack Straw
- DA(LGR): Local Government and the Regions - Peter Mandelson
- DA(PED): Public Engagement and the Delivery of Services - Jack Straw
- DPC: Domestic Policy Council - Gordon Brown
- DRC: Democratic Renewal Council- Gordon Brown
- ED: Economic Development - Alistair Darling
- ED(EE): Environment and Energy - Alistair Darling
- ED(HPR): Housing, Planning and Regeneration - Alistair Darling
- ED(OPG): Olympic and Paralympic Games - Alistair Darling
- ED(PSE): Productivity, Skills and Employment - Alistair Darling
- ED(SI): Science and Innovation - Lord Drayson
- L: Legislation - Harriet Harman
- LC: Life Chances - Gordon Brown
- LC(SE): Social Exclusion - Tessa Jowell
- LC(TE): Talent and Enterprise - Gordon Brown
- NSID: National Security, International Relations and Development - Gordon Brown (David Milliband and Alan Johnson are alternate chairs)
- NSID(EU): Europe - David Miliband
- NSID(NS): Nuclear Security - Gordon Brown
- NSID(OD): Overseas and Defence - Gordon Brown
- NSID(OD)(A): Africa - Douglas Alexander
- NSID(OD)(A&P): Afghanistan and Pakistan - Gordon Brown
- NSID(OD)(T): Trade - Douglas Alexander
- NSID(PSR): Protective Security and Resilience - Alan Johnson
- NSID(E): Tackling Extremism - Gordon Brown
- NSID(I): Intelligence - Gordon Brown
- PSX: Public Services and Public Expenditure - Alistair Darling
- PSX(P): Public Sector Pay and Pensions - Alistair Darling
- MISC 32: Influenza Pandemic Planning - Andy Burnham
- MISC 33: Post Office Network - Peter Mandelson
- MISC 35: Ageing - Angela Eagle
- MISC 36: Flood planning - Hilary Benn
- MISC 37: Third Sector - Liam Byrne
- PM’s ad hoc Committee on International Climate Change - Gordon Brown
- PM’s ad hoc International Climate Change Negotiations - Ed Milliband
Joint Ministerial Committee
A Joint Ministerial Committee exists in the UK and Canada as a committee of ministers and Devolved Administrations. It is not an executive body and cannot bind any of its participants.[11]